Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 6/18/1974

Commonwealth v. Rooney

Citations

313 N.E.2d 105
365 Mass. 484
1974 Mass. LEXIS 677

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witness has right to be treated fairly by counsel and judge has power and duty to compel fair and reasonable treatment of witnesses
“The judge presiding over the trial of a case has the power to keep the examination of witnesses within the limits of common decency and fairness, and he has the duty to exercise that power promptly and firmly when it becomes necessary to do so”
“The judge presiding over the trial of a case has the power to keep the examination of witnesses within the limits of common decency and fairness, and he has the duty to exercise that power promptly and firmly when it becomes necessary to do so”

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Judges: Tauro, Reardon, Quirico, Braucher, Wilkins

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